The Hillcrest Rams will square off against the Greenville Red Raiders at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hillcrest has four straight victories, Greenville has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Hillcrest had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the nine-run drubbing they dealt Laurens on Wednesday. The Rams were the clear victors by an 11-2 margin over the Raiders. The result was nothing new for the Rams, who have now won six games by eight runs or more so far this season.
Greenville might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 6-5 to Wren, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Hillcrest pushed their record up to 11-9 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Greenville, their loss dropped their record down to 4-15.
Hillcrest came out on top in a nail-biter against Greenville when the teams last played on Tuesday, sneaking past 6-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Rams since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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